NASA’s Next Rocket Ready for Lift Off

The Ares rockets are a significant part of the Constellation program, NASA’s plan for new manned flights to the moon and possibly to Mars and beyond. Ares I-X is the first new launch vehicle to be tested in nearly four decades. Here the rocket, which is the world’s tallest at 99.6 meters, sits in NASA’s vehicle assembly building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, awaiting its departure to the launch pad.